‘S.K. Pottekkatt’s works focused on marginalised sections’
The Hindu
Golden jubilee celebrations of Oru Deshathinte Katha begins
The focus on marginalised sections of people in the works of S.K. Pottekkatt is missing in the new generation works in Malayalam literature, Culture Minister Saji Cherian has said.
Opening ‘Athiranippadam@50’, the golden jubilee celebrations of Pottekkatt’s novel Oru Deshathinte Katha, in Kozhikode on Saturday, the Minister said the department would do everything to address the tense social situation in the State and encourage secular and cultural values among the public.
Kerala Sahitya Akademi chairman and writer Vaisakhan presided over the event, organised by the Akademi in association with the S.K. Pottekkatt Cultural Centre in Kozhikode.
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